24 Pictures From Inside The Hospital Ships Fighting The Coronavirus Pandemic

[IronLionZion]

Last edited Tue Mar 31, 2020, 10:05 AM - Edit history (1)

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/gabrielsanchez/pictures-hospital-ships-coronavirus-pandemic-mercy-comfort

Lots more photos at the above link. More info at below link.

Everything you need to know about the USNS Comfort, the giant hospital ship in NYC

https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/30/21199664/usns-comfort-hospital-ship-nyc-coronavirus-size-beds-history-navy

At 10AM ET on March 30th, the US Navy’s gigantic floating hospital ship, the USNS Comfort, arrived in New York City where it has been sent to help relieve the pressure on the city’s hospitals that are overwhelmed with coronavirus patients.

The Comfort’s 1,000 beds and 12 operating rooms will largely be used for non-coronavirus patients, freeing up much-needed space at the city’s overtaxed hospitals. The ship is typically used to support military campaigns and humanitarian crises abroad, along with earthquake and hurricane relief. Most recently, it was deployed to Latin America, helping countries with inadequate health care systems. It was last stationed in New York City after the 9/11 terrorist attacks where it helped treat hundreds of first responders.

Semper Fortis

[keepthemhonestO]

1. very cool pics

However they won't be fighting the coronavirus, they apparently will be doing all the other stuff. Not sure how they are going to keep from getting Coronvirus pt on the ship though. Doesn't seem realistic to me.

[IronLionZion]

3. It's to relieve pressure from the local hospitals

by taking care of non-covid patients, of which there are many in a large city like NY. Pulmonary and ICU units on shore will then specialize care for the COVID patients as a way to isolate.

[uponit7771]

2. Kick for Notice

[ffr]

4. I suppose once they request 300,000 N95 face masks, Twittler is going to call them out too

for asking too much.

What a piece of shit the red hats gave America!

p.s. you red hats are all pieces of shit in my book. You're never coming back from that label. Own it!

[Gore1FL]

5. Wouldn't it be cool if this is what it always meant to send in the Navy? nt

[IronLionZion]

6. Navy has sent Mercy and Comfort on many humanitarian missions

Commissioning these 2 large hospital ships were among the few good things Reagan ever did.

more info on their deployments here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_Mercy_(T-AH-19)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_Comfort_(T-AH-20)